What we can learn from the Broadband GSD Ten « Fighting the Next Good Fight

Granted, the Broadband GSD Ten is just a Snapshot of the dozens of communities running or partnering to run successful broadband networks. However, having observed this world up close and personal for four years, I can draw some lessons here for those who have applied for stimulus grants and those queuing up the Round 2 funding process.

1. It’s time for a strong push for public-owned networks, and networks run by public/private partnerships in which local governments are more than window dressing. Going through the list of stimulus applications, it’s uplifting and very telling that so many fall into one of these two categories...